Contributor - Janie Connor MSN RN OCN When Life Becomes the Curriculum Entering a PhD program is often described as a time of intellectual stretching, identity formation, and deep scholarly immersion. What we talk about far less is how doctoral study unfolds inside the realities of everyday life, especially for nurses who return to school … Continue reading Navigating Life’s Realities Throughout My PhD Journey – A Personal Knowing Exemplar
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Reflections on Virtual Nursing Theory Week 2026
Contributor: Mana Ghanbar Nezhad In virtual nursing theory week, I learned that nursing is far more than performing tasks or following procedures; It is a complex, relational, and dynamic profession that requires the integration of ethical values, clinical knowledge, technological competence, and systemic awareness. Caring is not simply about having good intentions; it is something … Continue reading Reflections on Virtual Nursing Theory Week 2026
A reflection for early doctoral students
Contributors: Aissatou “Aysha” Gueye, DNP, MSN, RN, APN-BC, PhD Student, Connell School of Nursing, Boston CollegeKatie Kidwell, Nursing & Health Sciences Liaison Librarian, Boston College Introduction: A Conversation About Seeds and Soil This reflection emerged from a conversation between Aysha Gueye, an early PhD student, and Katie Kidwell, Nursing & Health Sciences Liaison Librarian at … Continue reading A reflection for early doctoral students
When Exhaustion Speaks, Let Nature Answer: The Secret Sound That Revives Nurses
Guest Contributor: Rimsha SaleemMSCN student at Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Life in the Rhythm of Natural MusicWhat is life? People often see life as an endless circle of activity where time passes but peace and meaning lost somewhere. Sometimes the true essence of life seems lost rather than fully experienced in the chaos of … Continue reading When Exhaustion Speaks, Let Nature Answer: The Secret Sound That Revives Nurses
Nursing as a Science of Solidarity
Contributor - Midalys Quevedo Navarro Nursing as a Science of Solidarity (English Version) Amid crises that wound, inequalities that fragment, and borders that raise walls, nursing rises as a voice calling for a science of solidarity. A science that does not confine itself to numbers or laboratories, but expands as a bridge among peoples, as … Continue reading Nursing as a Science of Solidarity
Thoughts from a Procrastinating Nursologist
Contributor - Tamara ZurakowskiNursology.net Advisory Team Member There are benefits to being a procrastinator. I first started this blog back in January, when the Twin Cities of Minnesota, where I live and work, were under siege by ICE. Operation Metro Surge was launched on December 1, 2025, with 2,000 ICE agents descending on the area. … Continue reading Thoughts from a Procrastinating Nursologist
More Cutlery in Our Drawers: Unpacking Mishel’s Theory of Uncertainty – Part 2, Forks
Contributor - Justin McFail, MSN, RN Last year I wrote a piece about Spoon Theory as a way of understanding self-care. My spoons have been limited this week. My wife very nicely shared her COVID virus with me. While our cases have been mild in comparison to many, my spoons – our spoons – have … Continue reading More Cutlery in Our Drawers: Unpacking Mishel’s Theory of Uncertainty – Part 2, Forks
The Heart of Nursing: Where Science, Art and Empathy Converge
Contributor: Obidigwe Adaora Victoria What lies at the heart of nursing? Is it an art or a science? Or is it just about care and empathy? These questions are perhaps as old as the profession itself. It won't even surprise me if the early caregivers in Egypt, India, and Greece asked themselves the same question … Continue reading The Heart of Nursing: Where Science, Art and Empathy Converge
Flames of Our Unity
Guest Contributor: Rachell NguyenDoctor of Philosophy Student at Texas Woman's University Alone and in despairLost in a world without sightCrouched in melancholic postureDarkness slowly overtakes light.The soul’s luster starts to dimWhen, suddenly, flames appearFrom a distance, they come closerFear not, as help is finally near!As the flames grow closer together,They unite with the lost soul … Continue reading Flames of Our Unity
Constructive Failure: How Mistakes Shape Becoming a Nurse
Contributor - Brittany Haynes A nursing student once stood frozen during simulation after realizing she had miscalculated a medication dose. No real patient was harmed, and everyone in the room knew that. Still, she was shaken. During debrief, she quietly said, “I will never forget this.” That moment stayed with me, not because of the … Continue reading Constructive Failure: How Mistakes Shape Becoming a Nurse
That Was His Music
Contributor - Wyona M. Freysteinson, PhD, MN, RN, FAAN This blog shares a simple moment that became a powerful reminder of how quiet intuition, presence, and energy can shape the experience of patients and families in ways we may never fully understand. When I was asked to share a story from my 50 years in … Continue reading That Was His Music
The Garden of Caring
Contributor - Midalys Quevedo NavarroVer el blog en español Nursing is a fascinating world; everything depends on how much you are able to love and value it. Entering the world of caring is like wandering through a secret garden where each theory blossoms with its own color and fragrance. Henderson unfolds like a rosebush seeking … Continue reading The Garden of Caring
Moral Anguish Demands Moral Action
Posts by Marsha Fowler In the early 1980s, Andy and I mused on many things including moral uncertainty, moral dilemma, and moral distress. We would never have thought that moral distress was entry level, barely across the threshold. Perhaps we now need “moral anguish.” Moral anguish: when we know what is right and good, but … Continue reading Moral Anguish Demands Moral Action
The Nurse as Broken Glass
Contributor - Rachell NguyenAesthetic Knowing Broken into many scattered pieces,The nurse lies shattered and broken.Light temporarily dims, sound decreases,Similar to death, unspoken. Yet, behold, the glass can be mended full,Tougher and more durable than ever,The nurse stands up from torment’s pull,Wiser, stronger, even more clever. The glass still has its beauty and brightness,Even through pain, … Continue reading The Nurse as Broken Glass
Restoring the Bridge Between Nursing Theory and Clinical Practice: A Call to Rebalance
Contributor - Aissatou GueyePhD student, Boston College Connell School of Nursing “When nurses cross freely between the two shores of theory and practice, knowledge becomes wisdom, and practice becomes an act of artistry and consciousness.” In nursing classrooms, we speak of caring as both art and science—an integration of empirical evidence, aesthetic knowing, personal presence, … Continue reading Restoring the Bridge Between Nursing Theory and Clinical Practice: A Call to Rebalance
Follow the Leader: Martha E. Rogers’ Thoughts of Optimism
Contributors: Martha R Alligood and Jacqueline Fawcett Martha E. Rogers Martha R. Alligood and Jacqueline Fawcett presented the paper, “Follow the Leader: Martha E. Rogers’ Thoughts of Optimism” at the 2025 Society of Rogerian Scholars Hybrid Conference “Inspiring Optimism in Times of Turbulence: A Rogerian Nursing Science Perspective” on October 25, 2025. Our paper was … Continue reading Follow the Leader: Martha E. Rogers’ Thoughts of Optimism
From the Franklin D. Roosevelt Projects to PhD Candidacy: A Reflection on Nursing Knowledge and Representation
How lived experiences, cultural identity, and emancipatory knowing expand what counts as nursing knowledge Guest Contributor: Patricia Isela RegaladoPhD candidate in Nursing, Texas Woman's University Nursing has always been more than a profession for me- it is a calling shaped by survival, service, and a deep conviction that knowledge must reflect the realities of the … Continue reading From the Franklin D. Roosevelt Projects to PhD Candidacy: A Reflection on Nursing Knowledge and Representation
Facing Failure: Lessons from Research on Marginalized Populations in an Unstable Political Culture
Contributor - Rachel Krogstie, MSN, RNNurse Educator | Ph.D. Student in Nursing Science According to the International Diabetes Federation, the United States has the third-highest number of adults with diabetes (International Diabetes Federation, 2025). Of these adults, an overwhelming majority are in a minority ethnic group. Mexican and Mexican American people with diabetes make up … Continue reading Facing Failure: Lessons from Research on Marginalized Populations in an Unstable Political Culture
Theory to guide our thinking, theory to guide our nursing work
Contributor - Miriam Hirschfeld, DNSc, RN In my prior life, teaching in Tel-Aviv University’s nursing master’s program I volunteered to teach a course on nursing theory. I had two objectives, the first was a decision to learn these theories in some depth, the second to honor my revered teacher at UCSF, Dr. Afaf Meleis. Many … Continue reading Theory to guide our thinking, theory to guide our nursing work
Action Defending Democracy – Update
Action Defending Democracy In my blog of July 4, 2025 titled Action Defending Democracy, my focus was on the maxims for surviving and thriving authorianism that are set forth by Ruth Ben-Ghiat . These maxims are: Participate in non-violent protest in your writing, your work, at home, and on the streets Develop resilience for the … Continue reading Action Defending Democracy – Update